Successfully Implementing Statistical Process Control in Integrated Steel Companies

Authors :: Walter Yit
C. Ruth Harris
Source :: Interfaces. 24:49-58
Publication Year :: 1994
Publisher :: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 1994.
Abstract: Implementing quality management techniques, such as statistical process control (SPC), is a competitive necessity for today's integrated steel producers in North America. We compared successful and unsuccessful SPC project implementations at 12 integrated steel companies to determine the differences in key factors. Successful implementations had larger teams and more middle management support than unsuccessful implementations.

Subjects :: Engineering
Engineering management
Key factors
Quality management
business.industry
Management of Technology and Innovation
Strategy and Management
Middle management
Operations management
Management Science and Operations Research
business
Statistical process control
Implementation

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